Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West)

You probably immediately recognize Margaret Hamilton immediately when you know that she was the “Wicked Witch” inWizard of Oz, but she had a rather tame background before she took on the controversial role. She was a schoolteacher, and she had also been a character actress for seven years before auditioning for the part of the Wicked Witch. But, that role was to catapult her into the ranks of really epic movie stardom. She even ranked #4 on the list of Best Movie Villains.

For all of her “evil” ways as the witch in the movie, though, she was actuallyan prominentactivist for the causes of children and animal welfare. She was also a big believer in public education.